Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
IOWA NEWS NOTES.

III MdrsnhiltOWn next April.
Iowa City is threatened with tourna.
ment of brass bands next month.
John Maben, Of Hancock. sues Cerro
Gordo county for $4,000 damages for
the loss Of drove of cattle by the break
ing down Of a bridge.
Burlington boasts Of 5000, 900 lying
idle in her banks waiting call from out
side borrowers, and not fraction of II
can be had for local improvements.
Two young men passed counterfeit
silver dollars on nearly every merchant in
Ida Grove one night recently. One of
them is in Jail, the other is not captured
yet.
Louis Hoffman, an eight year old truant
| from Belle PLANE, was arrested in Chica-
go recently while wandering about the
streets, carrying breech-loading rifle,
with hand bag full Of cartridges, and a
violin. In his pockets was between $50
and $40 in money-all of which the boy
had taken from his home three days be-
fore and journeyed to that city. He was
locked up to await his father.
An organization Of the Young Mems
Christian Association in the interest of
the railroad men especially has been eff
fected at Creston, with Ed. Mack as pre-
sident; j. f. Bryant, vice-president; and
Joseph Stranad, treasurer. 1t is to be
conducted by railroad men and will
doubtless accomplish great good
The Monarch Insurance Co.. of Des
Moines, has suspended and its assets
have been placed in the hands of B. +.
Allen. as receiver. The company had
been doing large business out of the
State, and in its transactions exceeded the
limits of safety. 1t also lately met with
heavy losses in the eastern States.
Chicken pox is now irritating Ackley's
kids.
Spirit Lake is afflicted with too many
gamblers
Council Bluffs has two preachers who
are ex-gamblers.
Better mail service is asked by the
ppers of the northwestern part Of the
Late.
The Fort Dodge collegiate institute is
to receive an Indian boy pupil to edu-
cate.
Thirty.five converts were added to the
Presbyterian church at Keokuk the past
year.
General Manager Potter of the @. B. g
O., has bought another farm near Cres-
TON.
The early-closing movement has been
re-inaugurated by the dry goods mer-
chants of Keokuk.
The literary society of Springville had
a debate recently on Resolved, that war
is greater civilizer than religion"
Mrs Dora Lorenzo, an inmate of the
Lee county poor farm, has been adjudged
insane and taken to the asylum at Mt.
Pleasant.
A curious genius has made himself
regular winter attachment to the Clayton
county Jail at Elkader. His name is
known only as Bohemian Mike" He is
PASSING his sixth winter there. He is a
noted McGregor character of leisure who
lives as a river roustabout during the
summer months and manages to get sent
up on the .charge of vagrancy every
winter.
At O. clock on the afternoon Of Jan.
2Sth as the west bound freight was leav-
ing Alton for Creston, the head brake
man, Penny, fell between the cars and
was instantly killed. The train was i'm
mediately stopped and his remains were
gathered up in horribly mangled condi-
ton. Mr.. Penny was young man.
The following article of incorporation
mas been filed with the Secretary of
State: The Key Mining Co., of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, with branch offices at
Bellevue, Idaho, and St. Louis, Mo-,
capital stock, 100000. Board of
directors, Geo. F. Wright, Council Bluffs;
John Donjphan. st. Joseph; James
Doniphan, Idaho Territory; James
Edwards, George r. Baker, Edward
Rawlings and George s. Footc. st. Louis.
Charles Mallett, formerly Of Clark
county, Mo-, brother Of Mrs. G. M.
Belts, of Keokuk, was killed while
ascending the Pope lead mine in Jasper
county, Mo-, by the falling of stick Of
cord wood.
burlington disposes Of 100000 gallons
Of water day.
Burlington is looking around for live
man with money to operate canning
factory.
Prophet Foster argues in the Burlington
Hawkeye that the climate of the country
Is changing rapidly, not only on the
temperate zone but in the northern limit
Of the tropics. This Is due to planetary
influence. In few thousand years fruit
raising will be an impossibility north Of
the Ohio. Who cares what will happen
thousand years hences
A slick young rascal and masher named
Jas. Brennan laid scige to the affections
and purse Of Muscatine widow and
captured both. The lonely widow was
so taken with Brennan's attentions that
she married him. The day following the
wedding she handed him check for /. 100
which he promptly cashed and started
for California. The brides suspicious
were aroused in time and Brennan was
captured after he had squandered $500 of
the roll.
The Governor has appointed DR., NJ. E.
johnson, of Red Oak. and DR.. Charles II.
Flynn, of DEBORAH, assistant State
veterinary surgeons.
Belva Lockwood is stumping the state.
A clothing factory is to be started in
Burlington.
Ackley struts to the front with 900
pound hog
The Armstrong coal mine at Surrey was
sold at public auction for 5000.
The Marble Rock creamery last year
shipped IA, 1928. 200 pounds Of butter and
89,Sl0 dozen eggs.
p. A. Kelly, lumber dealer of Blairs-